Call to remove settlements

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Call to remove settlements
I AM sharing my experience of how I was attacked at Garden Hills.
On Jan 25 around 6.30pm, I was out on my usual afternoon stroll back home after shopping at Stop & Shop, Waigani Central.
I walked past the Garden Hills market when I was attacked by eight men.
I fought with those men.
They were all armed with knives about 15cm long.
They pulled my bag which contained important documents.
I am a medical doctor and I know the chances of being alive with long knives injuries to the chest was not good.
I had to rationalise quickly withing seconds which body part to use to block the blows from the knife and before planning my escape.
I sustained cuts on my forearm and back.
My wounds are healing now.
I appeal to the National Capital District (NCD) Governor Powes Parkop and the Police minister to remove the settlements at foothills of Garden Hills.
Please remove this shanty homes as they are a crime hotspot.
How many more people have to suffer? I thank God that I am alive today.
I had to delay a very important Kidney Training abroad because my passport was stolen.

Dr Steven Bogosia,
Physician PomGen

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  • I live close to Garden Hills and witnesed that the settlement area there harbours youth who still elsewhere and escape into this particular area. It has has been going on for a very long time. I have been lining in this area over last 20 years since 2000 and has witnessed innocent men, women, girls and other youth becoming victims of a mob of rascals, thieves and robbers. They injur victims with knives and bushknives. Residents have been tight lipped in fear of retaliation by the youths. It is about time this particular settlement is cleared and genuine resident resettled elsewhere before an all out tribal conflict arises. Just this week a particular ethic group was fighting with bushknives and other weapons among themselves. One faction was against the other faction that was harbouring the robbers, thieves and rascals.
    NCD Authorities and Police need to come hard on this resident once and for all.

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